The princess only wants to get rich and support her family

Hu Luanfei ordered Nanny Sang to intercept Xuanyuan Li on his way back to the Yangxin Palace early in the morning. Around noon, when Xuanyuan Li came home from court, there were several maids and eunuchs waiting on the side of the road to invite Xuanyuan Li.

Every palace wanted Xuanyuan Li to come to their palace, and the East Palace was no exception.

Hu Luanfei placed the last dish of spicy chicken, guessing that Xuanyuan Li was ready, and hurried to the bedroom to help Xuanyuan Yuchuan wash up.

Fortunately, Xuanyuan Yuchuan is a hardworking person and can get out of bed without anyone's help.

"Will the emperor come over for dinner?" Xuanyuan Yuchuan was not very confident.

Hu Luanfei answered affirmatively: "I will definitely come."

On the way that Nanny Sang invited Xuanyuan Li to return to the East Palace, a Cheng Yaojin showed up. Concubine Shu's sedan chair and Xuanyuan Li's sedan chair met on the same long street.

Nanny Sang secretly spat a bad omen, and Concubine Shu was helped out of the sedan chair by the palace servants, and came to the front of Xuanyuan Li's sedan chair and bowed.

The eunuch who was accompanying him lifted the curtain and informed Xuanyuan Li: "Your Majesty, it is Concubine Shu."

Xuanyuan Li, who had closed his eyes to rest, slowly opened them, "Why are you here if you don't want to stay in the palace and take care of yourself?"

Concubine Shu said truthfully: "I had no appetite for lunch, so I thought I would walk around to relieve my stomach, but I never thought I would meet Your Majesty here."

"Your temper is still the same as before?" Xuanyuan Li also got off the sedan chair and held Concubine Shu's hand. "Since you need to digest your food, you can accompany me to the East Palace. I'm sure you'll be hungry when you get there. Princess Zhan is here too and has made some food. You can go and try it."

Concubine Shu smiled sweetly: "Then I am blessed."

But this Concubine Shu was not an easy person to deal with after all. She had a lot to talk about as they walked along the long street.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Zhan are of similar age. Now that Princess Zhan is pregnant, your Highness is lagging behind."

Xuanyuan Li agreed with Concubine Shu's point of view, "When the Queen was still here, she had proposed a marriage to Chuan'er, saying that Chuan'er was interested in Princess Nanqi, but unfortunately the princess was unlucky..."

Concubine Shu glanced at Xuanyuan Li's expression and said, "Speaking of the prince's marriage, I have heard rumors in the palace that the prince has been depressed since Princess Nanqi's accident, drinking all day long, and it is still Princess Zhan who accompanies him outside."

Xuanyuan Li remained silent, and Concubine Shu continued, "Princess Zhan is a married woman, and she hangs out with the Crown Prince all day long. Many officials in the court are plotting against them."

Xuanyuan Li's eyebrows were twisted into a knot, "What could possibly happen to them?"

Concubine Shu raised her doubts: "I thought the person His Royal Highness the Crown Prince liked was Princess Zhan..."

Xuanyuan Li paused, "How can you tell?"

Concubine Shu smiled and said, "How could I have seen that? Everyone in the palace knows that the prince had visited Taohua Village to visit Hu Luanfei before, and the two of them were flirting in the vegetable shed..."

"How bold!" Xuanyuan Li was solemn, and Shufei and others immediately knelt down.

"Who are the Crown Prince and Princess Zhan? How can we allow others to slander them? Tell me who is spreading rumors in the palace."

This huge lie will eventually be difficult to explain.

Concubine Shu hesitated and couldn't explain clearly.

A surge of anger filled his heart, and Xuanyuan Li glared at Concubine Shu until his chest ached with anger.

He said: "You should listen less and say less of those dirty words."

Concubine Shu nodded and said, "I just saw that the Crown Prince and Princess Zhan were close, and I was afraid that others would go somewhere else and tarnish their reputations, so I spoke out to remind them. Your Majesty doesn't like it, so I will keep silent."

Xuanyuan Li was silent all the way until he reached the gate of the East Palace, then he said, "They will never do anything that would destroy their morals and reputation."

Before Xuanyuan Li stepped into the East Palace, Hu Luanfei had plenty of time to sort out what happened last night.

She chatted with Xuanyuan Yuchuan: "I think Shufei's pregnancy is a little strange."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan was obviously also suspicious, "You really noticed it too."

"Ah."

"Since the Battle of Nanqi, father has mostly stayed in the Yangxin Palace or the Imperial Study, rarely setting foot in the harem, and even if he did, it was to visit the newly promoted concubines. No matter how well Concubine Shu is maintained, to father, she is already an old lady in the palace, and the novelty has long worn off. Besides, father had approached her more than once or twice before, so why did she get pregnant only after she was over 40?"

"Then..." Hu Luanfei asked tentatively: "Do you think that Concubine Shu is cheating on you?"

Xuanyuan Yuchuan was speechless and tapped her head lightly: "The Beiqiu Palace is heavily guarded, how can you steal it?"

"What did you steal?" A voice that did not belong to the two of them broke the relaxed atmosphere.

Hu Luanfei and Xuanyuan Yuchuan immediately knelt down and saluted, "Greetings to Your Majesty/Meetings to Father."

"rise."

Hu Luanfei: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan: "Thank you, Father."

At this time, Concubine Shu came out from behind Xuanyuan Li and asked, "What did you just hear Your Highness say about stealing?"

Concubine Shu smiled and raised her eyebrows in question.

Xuanyuan Yuchuan leaned on the edge of the table and replied weakly: "Princess Zhan's cooking skills are superb. I asked her for the recipe but she refused to give it to me. She even shamelessly told me that she wanted to hide the recipe. I asked her how she stole the recipe?"

"Haha, Your Highness is so childish." Concubine Shu said with a smile, "Who would tell a thief how to steal things from you?"

"Ahem...it's my fault for not thinking enough."

Hu Luanfei hurriedly helped Xuanyuan Yuchuan out, "I cooked some dishes, I hope Your Majesty, Madam Shufei and the Crown Prince will not dislike them."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan coughed uncomfortably and waved his hands, "Forget it, you can go to lunch with father and Empress Shufei. I want to rest for a while."

"But you can't take medicine if you don't eat and your stomach is empty."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan: "Take the medicine after you wake up."

Concubine Shu watched the interaction between the two and said with a smile, "It's my fault that I always need the imperial physician on call when I'm not feeling well. It's hard for Your Highness to not be able to treat me in time."

"Madam Shu, there is no need to blame yourself. I will just take a rest for a while." Xuanyuan Yuchuan signaled to Madam Sang to serve the few people their meal.

Xuanyuan Li didn't say a word the whole time, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Nanny Sang brought a few people to the hall for dinner. The dishes on the table were simple but of great significance.

The two dishes, shrimp soup and spicy chicken, completely shocked Xuanyuan Li. Shufei's smile froze on her face. She looked up at Xuanyuan Li and then looked at the dining table in disbelief.

Hu Luanfei introduced each dish, including shrimp soup, spicy chicken, steamed crabs and fresh vegetables. Xuanyuan Li picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup with trembling hands.

Instantly, familiar memories flooded into my mind.

"Who was here?" Xuanyuan Li put down his bowl and asked Nanny Sang beside him.

Madam Sang was startled. "Is there anything wrong with this soup?"

Xuanyuan Li lowered his eyes, staring at the peeled shrimps, and couldn't help but drink another bowl, "It tastes delicious, I like it very much."

Nanny Sang felt relieved, "This soup was made by Princess Zhan."

Hu Luanfei served him a bowl of seafood porridge, "I learned my cooking skills from my mother. If your majesty likes it, it will be a blessing for these dishes."

When Xuanyuan Yuchuan, who had sharp ears, heard that she learned cooking skills from her mother, he immediately regretted it and gnashed his teeth. He wanted to go out but it was not the right time, and he felt regretful lying in bed.

The sharp-eyed Hu Luanfei naturally saw someone peeking into the bedroom, and asked Nanny Sang to send a bowl of porridge to Xuanyuan Yuchuan as well.

Xuanyuan Li was not very happy with the meal, and Concubine Shu had no appetite.

The news that His Majesty was having a meal in the East Palace spread throughout the harem, and many people began to replan.